About James V.
James V. DiTommaso earned his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2017. He completed his undergraduate studies at Rochester Institute of Technology, receiving a B.A. in 2011. While at Chicago-Kent he obtained a Business Law Certificate, supplementing his classroom study with practical exposure to corporate and commercial subjects.
His early legal experience began while he was still in law school. In 2014 he worked as a law clerk at DiTommaso Law Group LLC. In 2016 he served as a judicial extern to The Honorable Thomas E. Hoffman at the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Sixth Division. Those roles gave him front-row insight into both law firm practice and appellate procedure.
After earning his J.D., he returned to DiTommaso Law Group LLC and began practicing as a lawyer in 2018. He is admitted to the Illinois bar and holds admission to the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, as well as to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His memberships since 2018 include the State Bar of Illinois, the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the DuPage County Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Association, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, and the Robert E. Jones DuPage Inns of Court. Those affiliations reflect steady participation in local and statewide professional organizations.
Colleagues describe him as deliberate in legal analysis and concise in courtroom presentation. He has handled matters that require familiarity with both state practice and federal procedure. His background includes civil litigation and business law issues, informed by his academic credential in business law and by hands-on experience at the firm where he began his career.
The trajectory of his career shows a blend of appellate exposure and trial-level practice. The judicial externship provided an understanding of appellate decisionmaking, while his subsequent work at DiTommaso Law Group LLC placed him before trial courts and federal dockets. He is comfortable in both research-intensive appellate matters and the fact-based disputes that arise in trial settings.
He practices at DiTommaso Law Group LLC, where he represents clients in business-related disputes and litigation in state and federal courts. He maintains memberships in several bar associations and courts, and continues to handle cases in Illinois and federal courts, including matters filed in the Seventh Circuit.
